Soundtracking the Royal Wedding

A 335-year-long ‘war’ (in which not a single shot was fired) officially ended on 17th April, 1986, when the UK’s Dutch ambassador landed on the Isles of Scilly and declared an end to hostilities between the Netherlands and this tiny archipelago off the coast of Cornwall. The orig ...  Show more

Queen Elizabeth II stood before 30,000 spectators at Clydebank to launch HMY Britannia on 16th April, 1953. The yacht’s name had been kept secret, and when the Queen finally declared it “Britannia”, the crowd responded with a surge of cheering applause. Commissioned shortly befor ...  Show more

After the success of last week's REPLAY, this time it's William's turn to choose his favourite episode of the podcast. William obviously thinks it's all been downhill since the start because he's chosen the Royal Wedding Special from Series 1. To celebrate the always uneventful m ...  Show more

In this episode rerun of our classic 2017 episode (omg we were podcasting babies) we delve into the captivating story of Catherine of Aragon and her tumultuous relationship with Henry VIII. We explore the intricacies of her marriages and the immense pressure she faced as she atte ...  Show more

El 29 de julio de 1981, a las once de la mañana, se casaban en la catedral de San Pablo (Londres) el príncipe Carlos de Inglaterra, heredero del trono británico, y Diana Spencer, conocida desde ese momento y para siempre como Lady Di. Fue ‘La boda del siglo’, y hasta la fecha no ...  Show more

Just in case you haven’t heard, a certain prince has released a memoir recently detailing a challenging relationship between him and his brother, the heir to the throne.

But royal sibling rifts are nothing new, in fact we can trace it back centuries… and we’re doing ...